Record Number: 30809
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read Prescott all morning with intervals of talking to the two American men, the Engineer and the Captain.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:21 Jan 1898
Country:at sea (Pacific Ocean off coast of Panama
Timemorning
Place:other location: on board the 'City of Para'
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:16 Jul 1868
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Oxford graduate, language student, yet to take up formal occupation as archaeologist and political advisor
Religion:Christian (Anglican) later declared herself atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:at sea (Pacific Ocean off coast of Panama
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsunknown
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30809
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 21 January 1898 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1714
Citation:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30809, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Identity of author undetermined but most likely, in the context of Gertrude Bell's reading patterns, to have been William Hickling Prescott (1796–1859) American historian, who published several books on Spain and Spanish America, including histories of the conquests of Peru and of Mexico.